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Tsui Hark
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Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer
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Tsui Hark is a male film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor born in 1951 in Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, Vietnam. He is a citizen of China and Vietnam and resides in Hong Kong. His ancestral home is Haifeng County. He is educated at the University of Texas at Austin and is associated with the Hong Kong New Wave movement.
He speaks Vietnamese, English, Yue Chinese, and Standard Chinese. His family name is Xu, and he is married to Nansun Shi. His work includes directing films, and he is categorized under films directed by Tsui Hark.
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Film & TV
Saigon, Vietnam
Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克, Vietnamese: Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-Kong, is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong and an influential film producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema (typically early 1980s to mid 1990s).
Known for
- Dear Audience2025
- Changjin, Changjin — Self2022
- Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America — Self2022
- Septet: The Story of Hong Kong — Self (segment "Conversation in Depth")2022
- The King of Wuxia Part 12022
- The King of Wuxia Part 22022
- 大侠胡金铨 — self2022
- Kung Fu Stuntmen2021
- Keep Rolling2020
- The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up — Self2018
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Key facts
- Born
- Tsui Man-kong (徐文光) , ( 1951-02-15 ) 15 February 1951 (age 75) , Saigon , French Indochina
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter actor
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Spouse
- Nansun Shi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 )
- Chinese
- 徐文光
- Hanyu pinyin
- Xú Wénguāng
- Yale romanization
- Chèuih Mahn Gwōng
- Jyutping
- Ceoi4 Man4gwong1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Vietnam
- Place of birth
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Spouse
- Nansun Shi
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- University of Texas at Austin
- Languages spoken
- Standard Chinese
- Movement
- Hong Kong New Wave
- Image
- Tsui Hark2011 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1951-02-01
- Commons category
- Tsui Hark
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Tsui Hark
- ancestral home
- Haifeng County
- permanent resident of
- Hong Kong
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Encyclopedic overview
Alternative Chinese name Chinese徐克
Tsui Man-kong (Chinese: 徐文光, Vietnamese: Từ Văn Quang), known professionally as Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克, Vietnamese: Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1951), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–1997), Green Snake (1993), The Lovers (1994), and The Blade (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include A Better Tomorrow (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), The Killer (1989), Swordsman II (1992), New Dragon Gate Inn (1992), The Wicked City (1992), Iron Monkey (1993), and Black Mask (1996).
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